About Sulkapara Village

Sulkapara is one of the larger villages in Nagrakata tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,682, made up of 2,986 males and 2,696 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 419.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

How Sulkapara compares

By the 2011 count Sulkapara is the 5th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,861 residents. Its 419.2 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Sulkapara

Sulkapara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sulkapara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Luksan Tea Garden, Nagrakata, Nagrakata Tea Garden and Naya Saili Tea Garden. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.